Elks Memorial Service next Sunday; Robert Hemingray eulogy to be given

[Newspaper]

Publication: The Evening Times

Muncie, IN, United States
vol. 30, no. 51, p. 1, col. 1-3


ELKS MEMORIAL SERVICE NEXT SUNDAY

 

Sunday, December 1, is set aside by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks us memorial day to be observed in commemoration of the de­ceased members. In accordance with the usual custom the local lodge of Elks will observe the occasion with ap­propriate ceremonies in Wysor Grand opera house. A Committee composed of Harry R. Wysor, chairman; Will Youse, P. P. Busch, John C. Gray and Charles O. Grafton has completed arrangements for the affair. The ob­servance is held annually to honor especially the memory of those who have departed during the past year. E. W. Bishop died in the latter part of 1900 and the last death was that of R. C. Hemingray in 1901. The other de­ceased members of the local lodge are: Charles D. Beemer, John R. Erwin, George L. Lenon, E. Will Kirk and Joseph Grissell. The public is invited to attend the services Sunday. Seats will be reserved only for members of the lodge and their families. "The services will begin at 2:30 o'clock, the doors being opened an hour earlier. The fol­lowing program has been arranged:

Overture — "Gavin Intermezzo"............W. Furst

Orchestra.

Invocation...............................................Rev. C. M. Carter

Selection................................................."Some Sweet Day"

Orpheus Quartet

Regeletta from Verdi's Opera..................Theodore Moses

Orchestra.

Eulogy of E. W. Bishop, deceased.......... Brother Frank L. Gass

Eulogy, R C. Hemingray........................ Brother Ralph S. Gregory

Violin Solo. — "The Absence"...............Miss Josephine Jones

Memorial address................................... Rev. W. H. Oxtoby

"The Dawn of Love".............................. Theodore Bendix

"When the Mists Have Rolled Away".....Orpheus Quartet

Closing ceremonies and benediction.

Elks' March ............................................. Damm


Keywords:Hemingray
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Researcher:Bob Stahr
Date completed:September 2, 2023 by: Bob Stahr;